Nils Dunkel
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_203.jpg) Nils Dunkel at the 2017 German National Championships | ||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Germany | |||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1997 Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany | |||||||||||
| Residence | Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||
| Club | MTV 1860 Erfurt | |||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Stephan Dunkel | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Nils Dunkel (born 20 February 1997) is a German artistic gymnast who represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career[edit]
Dunkel began gymnastics since his father, Stephan Dunkel, is a coach at the MTV Erfurt club.[2] He competed at the 2014 Junior European Championships and finished twenty-first in the all-around final.[3] He finished fourth in the pommel horse event final.[4] He represented Germany at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and finished twelfth in the all-around final.[5]
Dunkel competed at the 2018 European Championships and helped the German team finish fourth.[6] Individually, he finished fourth in the parallel bars event final.[7] He was not able to compete at the 2019 World Championships due to a foot injury.[2]
Dunkel was selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lukas Dauser, Philipp Herder, and Andreas Toba.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Dunkel Nils". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Dunkel Nils". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors Apparatus Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-around final results" (PDF). Nanjing 2014. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Parallel Bars Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. UEG. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Deutscher Turner-Bund [@deutscherturnerbund] (14 June 2021). "Lange haben wir auf diesen Tag gewartet" [We have waited a long time for this day.] – via Instagram.
External links[edit]
- Nils Dunkel at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Nils Dunkel at Olympedia
- Nils Dunkel at Olympics.com
- Nils Dunkel at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Nils Dunkel at the Deutscher Turner-Bund (in German)
- Nils Dunkel on Instagram
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